The Lights We Leave On

Verse 1 I drove past the old house on my way through town, Saw the porch light glowing though no one’s around. Frost on the windows, wreath on the door, But it’s your shadow in the hallway I still look for. They say time heals, but it moves so slow— Some nights it’s easier just missing you soft and low. And Christmas always brings you back to me, In the quiet places only my heart can see. Chorus ’Cause it’s the lights we leave on For the ones who are gone, A soft little promise that love carries on. Yeah, the glow through the cold Feels like someone I’ve known Saying “I’m with you, even though I’ve moved on.” And in the dark of December When I’m feeling alone, I find you In the lights we leave on. Verse 2 Stopped by your sister’s place with a gift in hand, She laughed at your stories like she always can. We talked about Christmas back in ’95, How you lit up the room just being alive. Driving home, snow was fallin’ slow— Every streetlamp flickered like it somehow knew. And I whispered your name to the winter air, Feeling you close even when you're not there. Chorus ’Cause it’s the lights we leave on For the ones who are gone, A soft little promise that love carries on. Yeah, the glow through the cold Feels like someone I’ve known Saying “I’m with you, even though I’ve moved on.” And in the dark of December When I’m feeling alone, I find you In the lights we leave on. Bridge Maybe heaven’s not as far As we make it out to be— Every warm December spark Feels like you reaching back to me. Final Chorus So it’s the lights we leave on For the ones who are gone, A soft little promise that love carries on. And the glow through the cold Still feels like someone I’ve known Saying “I’m with you, even though I’ve moved on.” And tonight in December, As the whole world glows on— I feel you In the lights we leave on.